“It’s OK to vote for Obama because he’s black” is an article that discusses exactly what the title suggests: how Obama’s blackness makes him the best candidate. It was written by Gary Kamiya and can be found at Salon.com, an online magazine of books, arts and ideas. Kamiya talks about the qualities of Obama that make him a good candidate. “He is intelligent, charismatic, and competent”, but “it’s his blackness that seals the deal” (Kamiya par. 2). The author states that almost all of Obama’s supporters are voting for him because he is black. The author uses appeal to emotion and reason most strongly through out the essay, and also uses appeal through credibility and authority to provide a strong argument in favor of his views.
Kamiya does a great job at appealing to emotion. He spends several paragraphs discussing the counter-argument to his ideas, rather than only sticking to his views. He includes views of Obama supporters and non-supporters, and there......

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Title: Black And White
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Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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